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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Suffolk, England, UK | |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock | |
| Years active | 1995 – present | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Jason
Perry (Lead vocals) Mark Chapman (Guitar) Daniel P Carter (Bass) Giles Perry (Keyboard) Adam Perry (Drums) |
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| Former members | ||
| Steve Swindon (Bass) | ||
A are a British alternative rock band. They formed in 1995 in Suffolk, England.
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The band known as 'A' formed in Leeds, England in the early 90s. The band was founded by 3 brothers, Jason, Adam and Giles Perry, and two friends, Mark Chapman and Steve Swindon. The original members cited their influences as: Rush, The Beach Boys, Van Halen and the Beastie Boys.
After changing their name from 'Grand Designs' and abandoning
their early prog
rock-inspired sound for a more punk rock style, they signed a European
recording contract with British (
Hi-Fi Serious was their 3rd album, released in 2002. It was preceded by their biggest single to date, "Nothing", which saw the band reach the UK top ten for the first time, hitting number 9, and the further top 20 hit "Starbucks", which was named after the coffee chain. The release of the album was highly anticipated, but charted at a disappointing #18 considering that an album normally goes top 10 after its first single also does. The tour following Hi-Fi Serious saw the band playing their largest venues to date, headlining the 5000 capacity Brixton Academy as part of their 'Inner-City Sumo' Tour. At the end of the year they won the Kerrang! award for "Best British Band", their only award to date.
'A' released their 4th album,
Jason Perry is currently involved with writing, recording, and touring with Matt Willis, formerly of Busted. He has also written songs for the pop band McFly on their most recent album, two of which have gone to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
Adam (Perry) replaced Bloodhound Gang drummer Willie the New Guy for their 2005-6 European tour, and subsequently became the full-time drummer of the band.
Daniel P Carter is the new host of BBC Radio 1's Rock Show and hosted his first show on the 25th September 2006 from Midnight-2am. He continues writing material with Jason Perry, for artists such as McFly, as well as previously playing bass in Matt Willis' band for his first album.
Mark Chapman has joined a band called Malpracatice, whose debut single "Breathe" was released on February 19, 2007. Their website can be found at here.
The bands official website, A-Communication, has been shut down. A substitute forum has been setup by the fans and can be found here.
The organisers of the Desensitised festival, to be held on the 8th of September 2007, have announced that A will be one of four headline acts. See their MySpace page for details and tickets.
| Date of Release | Title | Label | U.K. Albums Chart Peak |
| July 29, 1997 | How Ace Are Buildings | Epic Records | # |
| September 9, 1999 | Warner Music | #62 | |
| March 4, 2002 | Hi-Fi Serious | London Records | #19 |
| June 27th, 2005 | Warner Music | #95 |
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